Wouldn't it be awesome if you made over $21,000,000 last year, lived in a mansion, and owned your dream car? In reality, that probably will not happen, and yet there are people who get paid that much, and live that life, just for playing a game. In 2015, Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League, made $21,850,000 last year (Forbes list of highest paid athletes). The average NFL player gets paid $2,000,000 per year (www.thefiscaltimes.com). The average American citizen makes $27,519 per year (www.mybudget360.com), which is $1,972,481 less than the average NFL player. Sooner or later somebody has to ask,“why is there such a big income difference?” After all, football is just a game, there are
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Some jobs, such as that of the typical garbage man, have much greater risk of death due to accidents, than others, such as that of the tennis player. Very few jobs are completely safe at all times. In The National Football League, the football players often put themselves at unnecessary risks and sometimes this results in injuries such as concussions, broken bones, and torn muscles (www.foxsports.com/). Although most of NFL players injuries consist of minor cuts, abrasions, and bruises and therefore are not serious, they do not need to put themselves at risk for mere entertainment. Every year, lists are put on the internet about the most dangerous jobs in America.The riskiest position by far is logging. Logging fatalities in the United States increased from 59 to 77 per 100,000 workers between 2013 and 2014 (Noah clayton). However, the entire category for deaths of athletes and coaches in all sports was only 10.97 per 100,000 workers(http://www.bloomberg.com/). The second riskiest job is fishing. The fatality rate for fisherman is 80.8 per 100,000 workers, 22 total (Peter muller).The third riskiest job is flying airplanes, in which 81 pilots died last year (James lauritz). Some people say that NFL players get paid over $2,000,000 because they need the money in case something happens to them. If they did not play football, and had a normal job, they would not have to worry about getting injured. During the Super Bowl, a …show more content…
The lack of education required for football players, when you compare it to a college student, is an insult to every person that does not play in the NFL. It is also important to realize the risks that people take in many jobs, surpass those that NFL players take. Finally, sports are entertainment. It does not feed people or help them get a better education. Out of all the jobs in the world, sports are the least important, and yet the athletes get paid $1,972,481 (mybudget360) more than the average person. To put it differently, National Football League players get paid too much. As a country, we need to figure out how to pay people based on the importance of the careers, the risks of the jobs, and the education required for the positions in which people would work, rather than paying people $2,000,000 (Kevin patra)to play a
Some jobs, such as that of the typical garbage man, have much greater risk of death due to accidents, than others, such as that of the tennis player. Very few jobs are completely safe at all times. In The National Football League, the football players often put themselves at unnecessary risks and sometimes this results in injuries such as concussions, broken bones, and torn muscles (www.foxsports.com/). Although most of NFL players injuries consist of minor cuts, abrasions, and bruises and therefore are not serious, they do not need to put themselves at risk for mere entertainment. Every year, lists are put on the internet about the most dangerous jobs in America.The riskiest position by far is logging. Logging fatalities in the United States increased from 59 to 77 per 100,000 workers between 2013 and 2014 (Noah clayton). However, the entire category for deaths of athletes and coaches in all sports was only 10.97 per 100,000 workers(http://www.bloomberg.com/). The second riskiest job is fishing. The fatality rate for fisherman is 80.8 per 100,000 workers, 22 total (Peter muller).The third riskiest job is flying airplanes, in which 81 pilots died last year (James lauritz). Some people say that NFL players get paid over $2,000,000 because they need the money in case something happens to them. If they did not play football, and had a normal job, they would not have to worry about getting injured. During the Super Bowl, a …show more content…
The lack of education required for football players, when you compare it to a college student, is an insult to every person that does not play in the NFL. It is also important to realize the risks that people take in many jobs, surpass those that NFL players take. Finally, sports are entertainment. It does not feed people or help them get a better education. Out of all the jobs in the world, sports are the least important, and yet the athletes get paid $1,972,481 (mybudget360) more than the average person. To put it differently, National Football League players get paid too much. As a country, we need to figure out how to pay people based on the importance of the careers, the risks of the jobs, and the education required for the positions in which people would work, rather than paying people $2,000,000 (Kevin patra)to play a